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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2021
Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, Manassas, VA (US);
Nathan Otenti, Brighton, MA (US);
Joseph Chung, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jeffery Saunders, Quincy, MA (US);
Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, Manassas, VA (US);
Abstract
A method of supporting robot(s) landing within a ground region is provided. The method includes accessing a map in which the ground region is tessellated into cells covering respective areas of the ground region. Each cell is classified as feasible to indicate a respective area is feasible for landing, or infeasible to indicate the respective area is infeasible for landing. The map is searched for clusters of adjoining cells that are classified as feasible, covering clusters of adjoining areas that define sub-regions within the ground region that are feasible for landing. The sub-regions are ranked according to a cost metric, and one of the sub-regions is selected according to the ranking. A geographic position of the selected sub-region is then output for use in at least one of guidance, navigation or control of the robot(s) to land at the selected sub-region within the ground region.